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Jinx666 wrote: Ok, So after testing Sigilyph, i really think ive found something special

Sigilyph

Magic Guard

Flame Orb

Cosmic Power, Psycho Shift, Stored Power, Roost

252 Defense, 200 Speed 58 sp.def is my personal set

With Flame orb/Psycho Shift, it can burn a lot of physical threats, and with 100 speed it can outspeed a few of them. Flame orb doesnt hurt or cripple sigilyph either thanks to magic guard, it even makes him take less damage from foul plays. It can also be set up without the fear of stealth rocks, weather, or even status moves. It also makes it a good switch in to toxics, as it can psycho shift reflect them.

This allows him to easily set Cosmic Powers, which in turn is also powering the STAB Stored Power. It may decrease Sigilyphs coverage, but other sets can be incorporated maybe.

With Roost, it can also stay long on the field (Ive been able to make people RQ), and with the defenses buff, itss almost unstoppable

it struggles with

-Other magic guarders such as Reuniclus who also resist sigilyphs moves)

-Hazers (It can scare Crobat, but ultimately crobat will always be faster, and be able to take away all those cosmic powers before the stored powers, as well as taunt)

-It isnt able to set up on many super effective STAB special attackers, though it can tank Milotic ice beams and such.

-High HP or Special Tanks are also able to tank a fully def+sp.def boosted Stored Power, allowing the opponent to possibly stall out

-Dark Types, since they are immune to sigilyphs stored power, and the only real way to stall them out is by Burn stalling (Which he can do with enough cosmic powers, and no frequent crits)

I feel Sigilyph is a b+ for the cosmic powers and Magic Guard Sigilyph struggles too much with hard hitting attackers. After switching in, they usually can 2HKO it. It also lacks power to break through other pokemon, which makes it lose in 1v1 in many matchups. As its raw bulk is relatively below average, it has a hard time setting up. Not to mention that it is prone to critical hits too. Stored Power can be stalled out by many pokemon, and after Roost and Stored Power PP is out, it becomes deadweight.

252 Atk Life Orb Weavile Icicle Crash vs. +1 0 HP / 252 Def Sigilyph: 211-250 (74 - 87.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

252 SpA Gengar-Mega Shadow Ball vs. +1 0 HP / 56 SpD Sigilyph: 240-284 (84.2 - 99.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

252 Atk Aerodactyl-Mega Stone Edge vs. +1 0 HP / 252 Def Sigilyph: 204-242 (71.5 - 84.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Many common wallbreakers can outspeed and beat it as well.

I would say Reuniclus outclasses it as a Magic Guard setup attacker, while Clefable outclasses it as a Stored Power user.